VIDEO: The Coach
Wanted to share a video I shot on behalf of Run Nation featuring Jimmy Dean Freeman - a Southern California based running coach talking about how he got his start and how he's now living the dream...
View ArticleCatching Up
Not much running = Not much to write about. It's been a busy couple of months but very little of it involves running. Lately running's taken a backseat to some of life's priorities and without a target...
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Shoe Review: Brooks Pure Grit
I rarely do "shoe reviews" on here but felt compelled to do one for the Brooks Pure Grit - the trail version of the PureConnect line. I've been looking forward to getting these shoes for awhile and...
View ArticleVIDEO: PCTR Santa Monica Mountains Trail Race
Yesterday, I had a pleasure of volunteering, shooting, hanging out at PCTR's Santa Monica Mountains trail event. It was rainy, cold, windy and muddy but I enjoyed every single second of it....
View ArticleHey, Wanna Run a Half Marathon for Free?
I know some of you may have seen the same giveaway on other blogs. But here's why you should really enter on MY blog. A) I do not believe in random selection. I'm all about favoritism. B) I've never...
View ArticleMy Interview w/ Meb Keflezighi
So excited for the Olympic Trials in Houston this Saturday and seeing Meb go head-to-head with the likes of Ryan Hall, Dathan, Gotcher, et al.May the best 3 win.
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Race Report: 2012 LA 13.1 Half Marathon
My 1st race in over half a year. And it almost didn't happen.I'll spare you too much of the details but the short of it was that I woke up Thursday morning with a bad bug in my stomach. I'm guessing it...
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Old Cabin/Boney Mountain
Always eager to explore new trails in So Cal, I decided to make the hour drive to meet up with Evan in his neck of the woods of Thousand Oaks. He told me the loop we were gonna do came the closest to...
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Race Report: Surf City Half Marathon 2012
My race goals for 2012 were to start off the first 3 months focusing on improving speed and doing road races. The rest of the year would be dedicated to trail/ultra races. Sounded good on paper but it...
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Race Report: 2012 Bandit 50K
This race came into my radar when a certain someone (who didn't end up running it) suggested we run it together a couple of weeks back. Once the idea was implanted into my thick skull, the only...
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Race Report: 2012 Malibu Moonlight Madness Half Marathon
This race has been on my radar somewhat after hearing about it through my friend Andee. Unfortunately I waited too long and missed online registration by a day but the race organizers were nice enough...
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Race Report: 2012 LA Marathon
This is a bittersweet race report. And even one I contemplated not writing. In the end, I decided to write it more as a journal of sorts and perhaps a reminder of mistakes not to make again in the...
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Week of 4/9-4/15
So it's been a little over a month since the LA Marathon, i.e. my last real run. I'm still dealing with a bum foot but I can tell it's been getting a little bit better with each passing day. That still...
View ArticleFoot Forward
Got super awesome news at my sports med doc on Friday. After a month and a half of limited physical activity due to fear that I suffered (another) stress fracture/reaction in my left foot, it was...
View ArticleVIDEO: Ultrarunner Chris Price
A couple of months ago, I shot and subsequently edited a video featuring my friend Chris Price, a local ultrarunner who has enjoyed a good string of success in the sport since starting in 2010....
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Patience
Admittedly, patience is one thing I've never been particularly good at. Whether in life or in running/racing, I've never had an easy time holding back or exercising restraint - especially once I've...
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Race Report: Dove Canyon Trail Marathon
It's been awhile since I've participated in a race as a registered runner and while I've been eyeing Noble Canyon 50K as my first one back from injury, I decided somewhat last minute to jump into a...
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Race Report: 2012 Noble Canyon 50K
The short version:The longer version:My concerns leading up to the Noble Canyon 50K had more to do with very sore quads as a result of taking the steep 5700' descent off of Mount Baldy's 10,000' peak...
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Race Report: 2012 Cuyamaca 100K
So there I was a few weeks ago when it suddenly dawned on me that I was without a Western States 100 Mile qualifier for the November 10-24th sign up period: either a) sub-11 hour 50 mile race or b)...
View ArticleVIDEO: Mt. Baldy Summit
Short video I put together of my Mt. Baldy summit via Bear Canyon a few weeks ago. It was a fun, challenging climb (~13 miles roundtrip with 5,700' feet of gain) and one I'll definitely do again in the...
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